The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party, usually shortened to PDP or JKPDP, is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was founded in 1999 by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, a former Union Home Minister, and after his death in January 2016 his daughter Mehbooba Mufti succeeded him as party leader and as chief minister. The party took power in the October 2002 Assembly elections and led a coalition with the Indian National Congress from 2002 to 2005, then a coalition with the Bharatiya Janata Party from March 2015 until the BJP withdrew in June 2018. Its stated approach is self-rule, which it distinguishes from autonomy. It won three Lok Sabha seats in 2014 but none in 2019 or 2024, and only three Assembly seats in 2024, its weakest result since its founding.
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is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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The PDP was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
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is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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